2013 Infected Wars Brings the Zombie Apocalypse to Your iDevice

It's not easy to create an atmosphere of fear and anxiety in a mobile survival horror game. Dead Space might have done it best, but 2013 Infected Wars is no slouch either. This is your typical third-person zombie shooter, but it's really heavy on the zombies. What's that noise? Probably yet another zombie.

2013 Infected Wars doesn't really give you much time to acclimate to the situation. If you've ever played a mobile shooter before, you'll feel like a fish in water. If not, the first few minutes are going to be rough. There is a thumbstick on the left for walking and strafing, then the fire button and iron sights are on the left. There isn't much else to worry about. The weapons are in the upper right corner, but you won't have to switch guns often.

The game is laid out as a series of confined engagements. You walk a little way through the level before reaching an impasse—a door or wall of some sort. You have to clear out the undead before proceeding. There are a lot of zombies, and they take quite a bit of damage before going down. The swarming zombie thing really draws you in.

2013 Infected Wars has a typical apocalyptic backstory, but it's a little more ridiculous than most. Super-virus, terrorists, and so on. It's not clear where some of the giant zombies got their machine gun arms from, though. The story doesn't really matter much to the gameplay, which is fine. The game includes a single player and multiplayer co-op mode.

This title uses the Unreal 3 graphics engine, and it's really putting it to use. The environments are rich and detailed with realistic textures and excellent use of shadows. The zombies move in a believable way, some shambling and others running. There are a few places aliasing is noticeable, but otherwise it's great.

2013 Infected Wars costs $6.99, which is steep. It also has a two-tier system of in-app currency. It's a hard game, so you might find yourself pushed toward the in-app purchases a little too aggressively. Still, shooting zombies is a blast.

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